Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-10
FOUND GUILTY!
Verdict Of the Jury 10 The
Morgan Case'
Murderin the First Degree.

| RAvENNA, o., Nov. 2-[Special. i
AS was supposed when court adjourned
last night, the judge upon the opening
or court this morning held that the
state could have no further argument
inasmuch as the defence made none at
all. Hon. John McSweeny, though
apparently submissive to the proceed.
ings, was very much incensed at the
defense in thus cutting him out of his
argument, which it is supposed would
have been the mastery effort of his
life in convicting one of the most noted
criminals that ever traversed Ameri-
can soil. At 9:15 o'clock the clerk
called the jury and found each in his
seat. The court room contained more
people than it has ever held before.
and when Judge Johnston, in loud
clear tone, began his charge there was
almost deathlike stiffness in the court
room. For twenty-five minutes the
Judge held the audience spellbound in
one of the finest, best prepared, con-
servative and dispassionate charges that
was ever given to jury in a murder
case.
THE JURY RETIRES.
AS soon as the judges charge was
concluded the jury passed to the jury
room. The general impression was
that their deliberation would last for
several hours at least and notwithstand-
ing this the audience held their seats
with perfect patience.
Atl1:03, after having been out one
hour and twenty-three minutes, the
sheriff appeared, saying the jury had
arrived at verdict. They marched in
in single file and took their places
Amid breathless silence Clark John
Porter called the roll and continued:
"Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon verdict?p
Daniel Ewing, as foreman, said:
I'VE have;" and stepping forward
handed the clerk the verdict, which the
clerk then read as follows:
A VERDICT OF GUILTY..
The State of Ohio, Portage county, in
court of common pleas, September
term, November 2, 1887. The State of
Ohio vs. Charles Morgan.
We, the jury herein, having been
duly impaneled and sworn do find that
the defendant herein, Charles Morgan,
is guilty of murder in the first degree
as he stands charged in the indictment
herein.
DANIEL EWING, Foreman.
HOW 'BLINKy'' TOOK 1T.
All eyes were ceutered on Morgan.
There he sat as bold and defiant, as cool
and deliberate as OH the first day Of the
trial. Not muscle moved, not
feature changed, but his piercing ewes
flashed fire for az instant, while those
OF the jurymen were suffused with
tears. The reading of the verdict over,
a forced smile stole across Morgan's
and leaning over to his
counsel, j. H. Nichols and Sam. M.
Eddy, engaged in short conversation
with them. notwithstanding the des-
perate and daring character of this
criminal expressions of sympathy were
heard among the ladies in the audi
ence.
The defense will at once make q
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL.
the grounds for which thew claim are
abundant. Judge Johnston is one of |
best posted and most considerate men
that ever presided at the Portage coun- |
ty bar. His decisions have stood welIl
and it Is not beliel ed that Morgan will
be granted new trial.
HOW THE JURY STOOD.
The jury first took a vote as to the
guilt or innocence of the accused and il
was unanimous in favor of verdict ofl
guilty. They then took the first ballot
as the degree of murder. Eleven stood
for murder in the first degree and one
for murder in the second degree. The
second ballot resulted in solid vote
for a verdict of murder in the first de-